Lasminingrat

Raden Ayu Lasminingrat (Sundanese: ᮛ᮪ᮓ᮪. ᮃᮚᮥ ᮜᮞ᮪ᮙᮤᮔᮤᮀᮛᮒ᮪; 29 March 1854 – 10 April 1948) was a Sundanese author and scholar. She was the first Garut woman who spoke Dutch fluently.

Early life and career Raden Ayu Lasminingrat was born in Garut in what was then the Dutch East Indies on 29 March 1854. She is the eldest daughter of Raden Haji Muhamad Musa and Raden Ayu Ria, a Sundanese prince, and writer. During her childhood, she stayed with Levyson Norman in Sumedang who was Raden Haji Muhamad Musa's colleague. When she lived with Norman, she was called Saatje and learned reading, writing, Dutch, and other knowledge that related to womanhood.

Establishing school In 1907, she founded a women's school, Sakola Kautamaan Istri (Women's Proficiency School). The school received support from Garut Regent, R.A.A Wiratanudatara VIII, and colonial government officials. In the beginning, she faced difficulty in finding students because of local custom that women should not receive education at school. She first recruited students from her relatives and civil servant daughters to solve this problem. Lasminingrat died on 10 April 1948 in Garut.